butment

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.
2. The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.

Synoniemen

abutment

abutment tooth

Etymologie (Engels)

Clipping of abutment.